Tea Guides

Four teas from one plant raise good questions. Short answers, from the leaf in Box I.

• White tea vs black tea: what is the difference?What is the difference between white tea and black tea? The same plant, two methods: how each is made, how they taste and how to brew them.→
• What is pu-erh tea?What is pu-erh? Yunnan's aged tea, explained: where it comes from, how it is made, raw and ripe styles, how it tastes and how to brew it.→
• Sheng vs shou: the difference between raw and ripe pu-erhSheng or shou? The difference between raw and ripe pu-erh: how each is made, how they taste, how they age and how to brew them.→
• Huigan: the sweetness that returnsWhat is huigan? The sweetness that returns after bitterness in good tea, especially raw pu-erh: what causes it and how to notice it.→
• How to taste tea: water temperature and gongfu brewingHow to taste tea: the right water temperature for each tea, how to brew gongfu style, and what to look for in the cup, step by step.→